Brendan Rodgers has no fears Luis Suarez will want to leave
English football due to the criticism he receives.
"He loves playing in English football," said the
boss. "I speak with Luis regularly and he loves the passion and excitement
of the game over here.
"He is a player who's mentally very strong, as you can
see from his time here with the amount of stick he's taken.
"It's actually a driver for him. It really motivates
him.
"He loves being at Liverpool. He loves the city, he
loves the club and he loves the supporters, so I can't see that
happening."
Suarez scored one, made another and had a last-minute winner
disallowed in Sunday's Merseyside derby - proof yet again that he is a
world-class talent, according to his manager.
"I thought he was outstanding," said Rodgers.
"He's just a breath of fresh air, his enthusiasm. He's our only fit
striker here.
"He was tireless against Reading, we had to play a
strong team in order to get a result against Anzhi, and I think many people
thought the condition of the team and him in particular up front would maybe
waver a bit, but the condition of the group and him in particular was amazing.
"He's a wonderful talent. He'll always provoke comments
both positive and negative but the bottom line is he's a fantastic player. He
scores goals, his goals to games ratio this season is fantastic.
"He's inspirational for the group because he works hard
every day and his quality at that top end of the field - he genuinely is a
world-class striker.
"It's a real privilege to work with that quality every
day."
The decision to disallow Suarez's winner at Goodison
followed a late - and incorrect - flag for offside.
Linesman Simon Bennett will now not officiate in the Premier
League this weekend.
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